At Dartmouth, she majored in History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and was a student athlete on the Varsity Women's Rugby team. Ava is particularly interested in issues related to labor, income inequality, and poverty which she explored through her studies at Dartmouth. During her off-terms, she shadowed History and English teachers at her local high school. She also worked in the Dartmouth Theater's Costume Shop.
Although Ava is most recently from Oregon, she grew up in Virginia and is excited to move back to the east coast. In her free time, she is an avid walker and enjoys sewing, knitting, and reading.